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			{{Short description\|Portuguese association football team}}
	'''SL Benfica B''' was the ] of ]. The Benfica’s reserve team were extinguished in 2006 after just a few years in operation. Like in other reserve teams new youth players were continuously trained every season and the most useful and valuable were sent up to the major team when ready or needed.
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2023}}
			{{Infobox football club
			\| clubname = Benfica B
			\| fullname = ] "B"
			\| nickname = {{lang\|pt\|As Águias}} (The Eagles)<br />{{nowrap\|{{lang\|pt\|Os Encarnados}} (The Reds)}}
			\| founded = 1999
			\| ground = ]
			\| capacity = 2,644
			\| chrtitle = President
			\| chairman = ]
			\| mgrtitle = Head coach
			\| manager = ]
			\| league = ]
			\| season = ]
			\| position = Liga Portugal 2, 15th of 18
			\| current = 2023–24 S.L. Benfica B season
			\| website = https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol/equipa_b
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			{{S.L. Benfica sections}}
			'''Sport Lisboa e Benfica''' "'''B'''" ({{IPA\|pt\|sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ ˈβe}}), commonly known as '''Benfica B''', is a Portuguese professional ] team based in ]. Founded in 1999, dissolved in 2006, and restarted in 2012, it is the ] of Portuguese club ]. They play in the ], holding home matches at ]' main pitch.

			During the 2012–13 season, Benfica B played home matches at the ] until February, when they moved to ] to prevent excessive wear of the stadium's grass.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Benfica B muda-se para a Tapadinha\|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/superliga-geral/benfica-tapadinha-atletico-portimonense-ii-liga-maisfutebol/1424267-1676.html\|website=Maisfutebol}}</ref> In ], they permanently moved to their own training ground, capable of receiving professional league matches.
	The reserve teams in Portugal played in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams couldn't play in the same division as their main team. Therefore the ''B'' teams were ineligible for promotion to the ] or ]. Reserve teams weren't also permitted to enter in the ].

			As a reserve team, Benfica B cannot play in the same division as the club's main team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the ]. Moreover, they cannot enter domestic cup competitions such as the ] and ].
	SL Benfica B played in the ] when it was closed by SL Benfica administration in May 2006. They now play the same format but in the Reserve League. Many Players left the team for other clubs and smaller leagues such as players like ] and ]

			Since 2018–19, Benfica have an ] playing in ], a competition for players who left ] but who are not ready to join or regularly play for the first-team.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Pereira\|first=David\|date=17 August 2018\|title=Liga Revelação estreia este sábado. Sabe como funciona?\|trans-title=Liga Revelação debuts this Saturday. Do you know how it works?\|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/liga-revelacao-estreia-este-sabado-sabe-como-funciona-9729630.html\|language=pt\|work=Diário de Notícias\|access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
	==Famous players==

	*{{flagicon\|Chile}} ]
	==~~See also~~==		==History==
			As ] sought a way to provide playing time for ] and reserve players, they created a B team in 1999. The team officially started competing in the 1999–2000 season, with their first match played away against ] (2–2) in late August.<ref>"Despertador encarnado tocou tarde" '']'', 30 August 1999 {{in lang\|pt}}</ref> After three seasons in the ], they suffered relegation to the ], where they would spend three years,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/edicao.php?id_edicao=1152 \|title=II Divisão Série D\|website=zerozero \|date=9 June 2012 \|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> before achieving promotion to the Portuguese Second Division in 2005. In May of the following year, the board of directors extinguished the side, which returned to activity shortly after as part of the ]. As part of this competition, the team's best league finish was a second place, behind ], in the South Zone of the 2010–11 season.
	*]

			Before the end of the 2011–12 football season in Portugal, seven ] clubs announced their interest in creating a reserve team to fill the six vacancies available in the ] (now Liga Portugal 2) for the ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/sete-clubes-interessados-nas-seis-vagas-para-equipas-b-350876 \|title=Sete clubes interessados nas seis vagas para equipas B \|trans-title=Seven clubs interested for the six vacancies for B teams \|website=Relvado \|date=17 February 2012 \|access-date=9 June 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420022036/http://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/sete-clubes-interessados-nas-seis-vagas-para-equipas-b-350876 \|archive-date=20 April 2014 }}</ref> Of those seven clubs, six were selected to take part in the competition: Benfica, ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/equipas-b-fc-porto-benfica-sporting-confirmadas-413161\|title=Equipas B de FC Porto, Benfica e Sporting confirmadas\|trans-title=B teams of FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting have been confirmed\|website=Relvado\|date=28 May 2012\|access-date=9 June 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420022624/http://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/equipas-b-fc-porto-benfica-sporting-confirmadas-413161\|archive-date=20 April 2014}}</ref>

			], who organize the professional football tiers in Portugal, announced that the clubs would have to pay €50,000 to register themselves at the league in order to compete in the upcoming season.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/interior/equipas-b-custam-50-mil-euros-de-inscricao-2535391.html \|title=Equipas B custam 50 mil euros de inscrição\|trans-title=B teams' registration costs €50,000 \|newspaper=O Jogo \|date=21 May 2012 \|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In addition, LPFP also required them to follow new rules regarding player selection, in which each B team must have a squad with a minimum of ten players formed at the club's academy and with an age between 15 and 21 years, and a maximum of three players above 23 years old. LPFP also decided that reserve teams are unable to compete in cup competitions and to gain promotion to the Primeira Liga due to the possibility of playing against their club's first team.

			In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the B teams of six Primeira Liga clubs would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga, a decision that increased the number of teams from 16 to 22 and the number of matches from 30 to 42.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/fcporto/liga-equipas-b-liga-de-honra-porto-sporting-benfica/1351480-1304.html\|title=Liga: seis clubes inscreveram a equipa "B"\|trans-title=League: six clubs register for a B team\|website=Maisfutebol\|date=28 May 2012\|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>

			] in May 2015]]

			In 2014, Benfica B were invited to play in the ]. On 29 May 2015, they played a friendly against ] in ]'s official opening match.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fc-united-manchester-open-new-5788488\|title=FC United of Manchester open new stadium against Benfica... and show what football fans can achieve\|author=Aaron Flanagan\|work=Daily Mirror\|access-date=2 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/fc-united-0-benfica-1-9358282\|title=FC United 0 Benfica 1: Match report of official opening of new Broadhurst Park stadium\|author=Ben Collins\|date=29 May 2015\|website=Manchester Evening News\|access-date=2 June 2015}}</ref> On 26 May 2019, they played a practice match against ] in ], Spain, five days before the latter's ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Chegodaev\|first=Andrey\|date=26 May 2019\|title=Liverpool beat Benfica B before return from Marbella training camp\|url=https://tribuna.com/en/liverpoolfc/news/3383036/\|work=Tribuna\|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref>

			==Players==

			===Current squad===
			{{updated\|5 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/futebol-formacao/equipa-b/plantel\|title=Plantel\|website=S.L. Benfica\|language=pt\|trans-title=Squad\|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/liga/clube/20232024/ligaportugalsabseg/37\|title=Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Futebol, SAD B\|website=Liga Portugal\|access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref>
			{{Fs start}}}
			{{Fs player \|no=55\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=João Fonseca}}
			{{Fs player \|no=60\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=62\|nat=FRA\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=66\|nat=USA\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=67\|nat=POR\|pos=FW\|name=Rodrigo Rêgo}}
			{{Fs player \|no=68\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=70\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=71\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=72\|nat=AUS\|pos=MF\|name=Paul Okon}}
			{{Fs player \|no=73\|nat=FRA\|pos=MF\|name=Beni Souza}}
			{{Fs player \|no=75\|nat=POR\|pos=GK\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=76\|nat=BRA\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=77\|nat=POR\|pos=FW\|name=]}}
			{{Fs mid}}
			{{Fs player \|no=78\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=79\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=82\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=Diogo Spencer}}
			{{Fs player \|no=83\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=Rafael Luís}}
			{{Fs player \|no=84\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=86\|nat=POR\|pos=MF\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=89\|nat=POR\|pos=FW\|name=Gustavo Varela}}
			{{Fs player \|no=90\|nat=POR\|pos=FW\|name=Ivan Lima}}
			{{Fs player \|no=91\|nat=POR\|pos=DF\|name=Tiago Parente}}
			{{Fs player \|no=92\|nat=POR\|pos=GK\|name=Pedro Souza}}
			{{Fs player \|no=97\|nat=POR\|pos=FW\|name=]}}
			{{Fs player \|no=98\|nat=POR\|pos=GK\|name=Ricardo Ribeiro}}
			{{Fs player \|no=99\|nat=BRA\|pos=FW\|name=Luan Farias}}
			{{Fs end}}

			===Other players under contract===
			{{About\|\|first-team players under contract\|S.L. Benfica#Other players under contract}}
			{{Fs start}}
			{{Fs end}}

			===Out on loan===
			{{About\|\|first-team players on loan{{efn\|Players who last played for the ] before being loaned out.}}\|S.L. Benfica#Out on loan}}
			{{Fs start}}
			{{Fs player \|no=48 \|nat=POR \|pos=DF \|name=]\|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}}
			{{Fs player \|no=52 \|nat=POR \|pos=FW \|name=]\|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}}
			{{Fs mid}}
			{{Fs player \|no= \|nat=POR \|pos=FW \|name=]\|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}}
			{{Fs player \|no= \|nat=POR \|pos=FW \|name=] \|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite news\|date=11 July 2024\|title=Henrique Araújo emprestado ao Arouca\|trans-title=Henrique Araújo loaned out to Arouca\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2024/07/11/futebol-benfica-henrique-araujo-emprestimo-arouca\|language=pt\|work=S.L. Benfica\|access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>
			{{Fs end}}

			==Coaching staff==
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			! Position
			! Name
			\|-
			\| Head coach
			\| ]<ref name="auto">{{cite news\|date=6 July 2023\|title=Experience and Benfiquista DNA with an eye to the future!\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2023/07/06/futebol-formacao-apresentacao-treinadores-equipa-b-sub-23-e-juniores\|work=S.L. Benfica\|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| Assistant coaches
			\| Marco Pimenta<br/>Jorge Cordeiro
			\|-
			\| Goalkeeper coach
			\| Paulo Marques
			\|-
			\| Analyst coach
			\| Pedro Pitacas
			\|-
			\| Analyst assistant coach
			\| Rúben Damazio
			\|-
			\| Personal trainers (Benfica LAB)
			\| Tiago Vaz<br/>Duarte Carvalho
			{{Fb cs footer\|s=<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol-formacao/equipa-tecnica-b\|title=Coaching Staff\|website=S.L. Benfica\|access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>\|u=6 July 2023\|date=July 2023}}

			==Records and statistics==
			===Season-to-season record===
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
			\|-
			! Season
			! {{Abbr\|Div\|Division}}
			! {{Abbr\|Pos\|Position in the league}}
			! {{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}}
			! {{Abbr\|W\|Won}}
			! {{Abbr\|D\|Drawn}}
			! {{Abbr\|L\|Lost}}
			! {{Abbr\|GF\|Goals for}}
			! {{Abbr\|GA\|Goals against}}
			! {{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
			! Top scorer
			! Goals
			! {{Abbr\|Refs\|References}}
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 13th
			\| 38
			\| 14
			\| 6
			\| 18
			\| 53
			\| 49
			\| 48
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} Cláudio Oeiras
			\| 11
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=130&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=129&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=170&ano=2000&escalao=0\|title=Squad 1999–2000\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 9th
			\| 38
			\| 14
			\| 11
			\| 13
			\| 58
			\| 57
			\| 57
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 16
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=131&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=130&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=170&ano=2001&escalao=0\|title=Squad 2000–2001\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background:#fcc;"\| 18th
			\| 38
			\| 11
			\| 11
			\| 16
			\| 35
			\| 42
			\| 44
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 5
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=133&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=131&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 3rd
			\| 34
			\| 14
			\| 14
			\| 6
			\| 47
			\| 25
			\| 56
			\|
			\|
			\|<ref name="Soccer Library">{{cite web\|url=http://soccerlibrary.free.fr/por_ft.pdf\|title=Portugal - Table of Honor\|website=Soccer Library\|pages=28, 30, 32}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 5th
			\| 34
			\| 15
			\| 8
			\| 11
			\| 63
			\| 48
			\| 53
			\|
			\|
			\|<ref name="Soccer Library"/>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|style="background:gold;"\| 1st
			\| 34
			\| 21
			\| 9
			\| 4
			\| 71
			\| 29
			\| 72
			\|
			\|
			\|<ref name="Soccer Library"/>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 11th
			\| 30
			\| 11
			\| 8
			\| 11
			\| 40
			\| 40
			\| 41
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} Vasco Firmino
			\| 5
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=142&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=135&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=170&ano=2006&escalao=0\|title=Plantel 2005–2006\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 7th
			\| 42
			\| 15
			\| 17
			\| 10
			\| 71
			\| 54
			\| 62
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 17
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=143&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=142&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edition_stats.php?v=jt1&o=G&sc=0&v1=j&v2=t&v3=1&pais=0&pos=0&id_equipa=3563&id_edicao=47495\|title=Segunda Liga 2012–2013\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 5th
			\| 42
			\| 20
			\| 10
			\| 12
			\| 77
			\| 56
			\| 70
			\| {{flagicon\|ARG}} ]
			\| 13
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=144&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=143&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edition_stats.php?id_edicao=58582&sc=0&v1=j&v2=t&v3=1&pais=0&pos=0&id_equipa=3563&ord=d\|title=Liga2 Cabovisão 2013–2014\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 6th
			\| 46
			\| 22
			\| 11
			\| 13
			\| 81
			\| 60
			\| 77
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 17
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?grp=0&ond=&epoca_id=145&compet_id_jogos=0&ved=&epoca_id=144&comfim=0&id=3563&equipa_1=3563&menu=allmatches&type=season&op=ver_confronto\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edition_stats.php?v=jt1&o=G&sc=0&v1=j&v2=t&v3=1&pais=0&pos=0&id_equipa=3563&id_edicao=70078\|title=Segunda Liga Portuguesa 2014–2015\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 19th
			\| 46
			\| 15
			\| 10
			\| 21
			\| 59
			\| 64
			\| 55
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 6
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?id=3563&epoca_id=145\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edition_stats.php?v=jt1&o=g&sc=0&v1=j&v2=t&v3=1&pais=0&pos=0&id_equipa=3563&id_edicao=87509\|title=Ledman LigaPro 2015–2016\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 4th
			\| 42
			\| 18
			\| 9
			\| 15
			\| 56
			\| 58
			\| 63
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 11
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/team_matches.php?id=3563&epoca_id=146\|title=Fixtures\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edition_stats.php?v=jt1&o=g&sc=0&v1=j&v2=t&v3=1&pais=0&pos=0&id_equipa=3563&id_edicao=98400\|title=Ledman LigaPro 2016–2017\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 13th
			\| 38
			\| 14
			\| 7
			\| 17
			\| 54
			\| 60
			\| 49
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} Heriberto Tavares
			\| 14
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 4th
			\| 34
			\| 15
			\| 7
			\| 12
			\| 47
			\| 42
			\| 52
			\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} ]
			\| 11
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| {{tooltip\|''14th''\|League cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic}}
			\| 24
			\| 7
			\| 7
			\| 10
			\| 31
			\| 35
			\| 28
			\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} ]
			\| 8
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 8th
			\| 34
			\| 12
			\| 8
			\| 14
			\| 53
			\| 43
			\| 44
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]<br />{{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 11
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 5th
			\| 34
			\| 17
			\| 6
			\| 11
			\| 61
			\| 44
			\| 57
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} Henrique Araújo
			\| 14
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>

			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| 15th
			\| 34
			\| 10
			\| 8
			\| 16
			\| 52
			\| 58
			\| 38
			\| {{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\| 9
			\|<ref> Liga Portugal</ref>
			\|}

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\|bgcolor=gold\|Champions
			\| style="background:#fcc;"\|]
			\|}

			===Managerial statistics===
			''As of match played 27 May 2023. Only competitive matches are counted, including those in the Premier League International Cup.''

			{\| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
			\|-
			!Name
			!{{Tooltip\|Nat\|Nationality}}
			!From
			!class="unsortable"\|To
			!{{Tooltip\|P\|Games managed}}
			!{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}}
			!{{Tooltip\|D\|Draws}}
			!{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}}
			!{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}}
			!{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}}
			!{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
			!class="unsortable"\|Honours
			!class="unsortable"\|{{Tooltip\|Refs\|References}}
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|ENG}}
			\|align=left\|1999
			\|align=left\|November 1999
			{{WDL\|9\|4\|0\|5\|for=13\|against=12}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=10008\|title=Alan Murray\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/treinador.php?id=14277&search=1\|title=Alan Murray\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|November 1999
			\|align=left\|2001
			{{WDL\|67\|24\|17\|26\|for=98\|against=94}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=694\|title=José Morais\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/treinador.php?id=1191&search=1\|title=José Morais\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|9 June 2001
			\|align=left\|2002
			{{WDL\|38\|11\|11\|16\|for=35\|against=42}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=716\|title=António Veloso\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=535\|title=António Veloso\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|2002
			\|align=left\|July 2004
			{{WDL\|68\|28\|24\|16\|for=107\|against=72}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=324\|title=Carlos Gomes\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=5578\|title=Carlos Gomes\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|2004
			\|align=left\|2006
			{{WDL\|64\|32\|17\|15\|for=111\|against=69}}
			\|align=left\|]
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=111\|title=João Santos\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=1095\|title=João Santos \|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|4 May 2012
			\|align=left\|30 May 2013
			{{WDL\|42\|15\|17\|10\|for=71\|against=54}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=11\|title=Norton de Matos\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=352\|title=Luís Norton de Matos\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|3 July 2013<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/benfica_b/interior.aspx?content_id=831009\|title=Equipa entra hoje em cena\|trans-title=Team gets going today\|newspaper=Record\|language=pt\|date=3 July 2013\|access-date=13 May 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630073457/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/benfica_b/interior.aspx?content_id=831009\|archive-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>
			\|align=left\|12 May 2018
			{{WDL\|224\|93\|49\|82\|for=340\|against=309}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=717\|title=Hélder Cristóvão\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=1560\|title=Hélder Cristóvão\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|1 July 2018<ref>{{cite news\|date=2 July 2018\|title=Bruno Lage is the new coach of Benfica B\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2018-2019/07/02/futebol-benfica-bruno-lage-e-o-treinador-da-equipa-b\|work=S.L. Benfica\|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
			\|align=left\|3 January 2019
			{{WDL\|15\|8\|3\|4\|for=15\|against=11}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=10951\|title=Bruno Lage\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=1602\|title=Bruno Lage\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|] (])
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|3 January 2019
			\|align=left\|15 January 2019
			{{WDL\|3\|0\|1\|2\|for=5\|against=7}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/manager.php?manager=11006\|title=Nélson Veríssimo\|website=ForaDeJogo\|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="veríssimo">{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=8068\|title=Nélson Veríssimo\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|15 January 2019
			\|align=left\|25 December 2020
			{{WDL\|58\|21\|12\|25\|for=84\|against=85}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/coach.php?id=2678\|title=Renato Paiva\|website=thefinalball\|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|Nélson Veríssimo
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|25 December 2020
			\|align=left\|28 December 2021
			{{WDL\|36\|18\|10\|8\|for=64\|against=38}}
			\|
			\|<ref name="veríssimo"/>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|] (caretaker)
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|28 December 2021
			\|align=left\|28 December 2021
			{{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|for=1\|against=2}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/coach_compet_detail.php?id=5455&competicao_id=42 \| title=Paulo Mateus - Histórico II Liga Portuguesa }}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|5 January 2022
			\|align=left\|13 May 2022
			{{WDL\|18\|7\|3\|8\|for=37\|against=57}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/coach_results.php?id=10960&grp=1&epoca_id=151 \| website=Zerozero\|title=António Oliveira }}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|]
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|2 June 2022
			\|align=left\|8 June 2023
			{{WDL\|34\|10\|8\|16\|for=52\|against=58}}
			\|
			\|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/treinador/luis-castro/13104\|title=Luís Castro - USL Dunkerque - Perfil do Treinador - zerozero.pt\|website=www.zerozero.pt}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|align=left\|Nélson Veríssimo
			\|align=center\|{{flagicon\|POR}}
			\|align=left\|6 July 2023
			\|align=left\|''Present''
			{{WDL\|0\|0\|0\|0\|for=0\|against=0}}
			\|
			\|<ref name="veríssimo"/>
			\|}

			==Honours==
			*''']'''
			: '''Winners:''' 2004–05

			==Under-23s current squad==
			{{updated\|7 September 2023}}<ref name="U23Team">{{cite web\|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/futebol-formacao/sub-23/plantel\|title=Plantel\|website=S.L. Benfica\|language=pt\|trans-title=Squad\|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>
			{{Fs start}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=SWE \| pos=GK \| name=Alexander Sandahl}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=GK \| name=João Félix}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POL \| pos=GK \| name=Marcel Mendes}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=SRB \| pos=GK \| name=Luka Velickovic}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=João Conceição}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=]}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=BRA \| pos=DF \| name=]}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=José Müller}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=João Fonseca}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=MLI \| pos=DF \| name=Modibo Keita}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=Tiago Parente}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=DF \| name=Vladimir Mendes}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=MF \| name=]}}
			{{Fs mid}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=AUS \| pos=MF \| name=]}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=CAN \| pos=MF \| name=Carlos Meotti}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=MF \| name=Tiago Freitas}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=Gonçalo Moreira}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=José Melro}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=NED \| pos=FW \| name=Kyanno Silva}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=Ivan Lima}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=Ricardo Nóbrega}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=Rodrigo Rêgo}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=EST \| pos=FW \| name=Karel Mustmaa}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=POR \| pos=FW \| name=Martim Fortes}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=USA \| pos=FW \| name=Marcos Zambrano}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=FRA \| pos=FW \| name=Sofiane Dris}}
			{{Fs end}}

			===Coaching staff===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			! Position
			! Name
			\|-
			\| Head coach
			\| ]<ref name="auto"/>
			\|-
			\| Assistant coaches
			\| ]<br>Paulo Mateus
			\|-
			\| Goalkeeper coach
			\| Gonçalo Reduto
			\|-
			\| Analyst coach
			\| Rodolfo Fernandes
			\|-
			\| Analyst assistant coach
			\| José Marques
			\|-
			\| Personal trainers (Benfica LAB)
			\| Luke Garcia
			{{Fb cs footer\|s=<ref name="U23Team"/>\|u=6 July 2023\|date=July 2023}}

			==Notes==
			{{notelist}}

	==References==		==References==
			{{Reflist}}
	<references/>

	{{Unreferenced\|date=November 2006}}
			==External links==
			* {{Official website}} {{in lang\|pt\|en\|es\|fr}}
			* at ] {{in lang\|en\|pt}}

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Latest revision as of 19:57, 11 December 2024

Portuguese association football team

Football club

Benfica B

Full name

Sport Lisboa e Benfica "B"

Nickname(s)

As Águias (The Eagles)
Os Encarnados (The Reds)

Founded

1999

Ground

Benfica Campus

Capacity

2,644

President

Head coach

League

Liga Portugal 2, 15th of 18

Website

https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol/equipa_b

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Active departments of S.L. Benfica


Football	Football B	Football U19

Football (women's)	Futsal	Roller hockey

Basketball	Handball	Volleyball

Athletics	Swimming	Rugby union

Table tennis	Billiards	Canoeing

Closed departments


Archery	Beach soccer	Cycling

Sport Lisboa e Benfica "B" (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ ˈβe]), commonly known as Benfica B, is a Portuguese professional football team based in Seixal. Founded in 1999, dissolved in 2006, and restarted in 2012, it is the reserve team of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. They play in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home matches at Benfica Campus' main pitch.

During the 2012–13 season, Benfica B played home matches at the Estádio da Luz until February, when they moved to Estádio da Tapadinha to prevent excessive wear of the stadium's grass. In 2013–14, they permanently moved to their own training ground, capable of receiving professional league matches.

As a reserve team, Benfica B cannot play in the same division as the club's main team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga. Moreover, they cannot enter domestic cup competitions such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Since 2018–19, Benfica have an under-23 team playing in Liga Revelação, a competition for players who left the under-19s but who are not ready to join or regularly play for the first-team.

History

As Benfica sought a way to provide playing time for their youth and reserve players, they created a B team in 1999. The team officially started competing in the 1999–2000 season, with their first match played away against Portimonense S.C. (2–2) in late August. After three seasons in the Portuguese Second Division, they suffered relegation to the Terceira Divisão, where they would spend three years, before achieving promotion to the Portuguese Second Division in 2005. In May of the following year, the board of directors extinguished the side, which returned to activity shortly after as part of the Liga Intercalar. As part of this competition, the team's best league finish was a second place, behind Estoril B, in the South Zone of the 2010–11 season.

Before the end of the 2011–12 football season in Portugal, seven Primeira Liga clubs announced their interest in creating a reserve team to fill the six vacancies available in the Segunda Liga (now Liga Portugal 2) for the 2012–13 campaign. Of those seven clubs, six were selected to take part in the competition: Benfica, Braga, Marítimo, Porto, Sporting CP and Vitória de Guimarães.

LPFP, who organize the professional football tiers in Portugal, announced that the clubs would have to pay €50,000 to register themselves at the league in order to compete in the upcoming season. In addition, LPFP also required them to follow new rules regarding player selection, in which each B team must have a squad with a minimum of ten players formed at the club's academy and with an age between 15 and 21 years, and a maximum of three players above 23 years old. LPFP also decided that reserve teams are unable to compete in cup competitions and to gain promotion to the Primeira Liga due to the possibility of playing against their club's first team.

In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the B teams of six Primeira Liga clubs would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga, a decision that increased the number of teams from 16 to 22 and the number of matches from 30 to 42.

In 2014, Benfica B were invited to play in the first Premier League International Cup. On 29 May 2015, they played a friendly against F.C. United of Manchester in Broadhurst Park's official opening match. On 26 May 2019, they played a practice match against Liverpool in Marbella, Spain, five days before the latter's Champions League final.

Players

Current squad

As of 5 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player}
55	DF	POR	João Fonseca
60	MF	POR	Nuno Félix
62	DF	FRA	Lenny Lacroix
66	DF	USA	Joshua Wynder
67	FW	POR	Rodrigo Rêgo
68	MF	POR	João Veloso
70	DF	POR	Filipe Cruz
71	DF	POR	Leandro Santos
72	MF	AUS	Paul Okon
73	MF	FRA	Beni Souza
75	GK	POR	André Gomes
76	DF	BRA	Gustavo Marques
77	FW	POR	Gerson Sousa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
78	DF	POR	Kiko Domingues
79	MF	POR	Hugo Félix
82	DF	POR	Diogo Spencer
83	MF	POR	Rafael Luís
84	MF	POR	João Rego
86	MF	POR	Diogo Prioste
89	FW	POR	Gustavo Varela
90	FW	POR	Ivan Lima
91	DF	POR	Tiago Parente
92	GK	POR	Pedro Souza
97	FW	POR	José Melro
98	GK	POR	Ricardo Ribeiro
99	FW	BRA	Luan Farias

Other players under contract

For first-team players under contract, see S.L. Benfica § Other players under contract.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out on loan

For first-team players on loan, see S.L. Benfica § Out on loan.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
48	DF	POR	Rafael Rodrigues (at AVS until 30 June 2025)
52	FW	POR	Henrique Pereira (at Casa Pia until 30 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	POR	Pedro Santos (at Moreirense until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	POR	Henrique Araújo (at Arouca until 30 June 2025)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Nélson Veríssimo
Assistant coaches	Marco Pimenta Jorge Cordeiro
Goalkeeper coach	Paulo Marques
Analyst coach	Pedro Pitacas
Analyst assistant coach	Rúben Damazio
Personal trainers (Benfica LAB)	Tiago Vaz Duarte Carvalho

Last updated: 6 July 2023
Source:

Records and statistics

Season-to-season record

Season	Div	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer	Goals
1999–2000	III	13th	38	14	6	18	53	49	48	Cláudio Oeiras	11
2000–2001	III	9th	38	14	11	13	58	57	57	Jorge Cordeiro	16
2001–2002	III	18th	38	11	11	16	35	42	44	Jorge Ribeiro	5
2002–2003	IV	3rd	34	14	14	6	47	25	56
2003–2004	IV	5th	34	15	8	11	63	48	53
2004–2005	IV	1st	34	21	9	4	71	29	72
2005–2006	III	11th	30	11	8	11	40	40	41	Vasco Firmino	5
2012–2013	II	7th	42	15	17	10	71	54	62	Miguel Rosa	17
2013–2014	II	5th	42	20	10	12	77	56	70	Funes Mori	13
2014–2015	II	6th	46	22	11	13	81	60	77	Rui Fonte	17
2015–2016	II	19th	46	15	10	21	59	64	55	Sancidino Silva	6
2016–2017	II	4th	42	18	9	15	56	58	63	Heriberto Tavares	11
2017–2018	II	13th	38	14	7	17	54	60	49	Heriberto Tavares	14
2018–2019	II	4th	34	15	7	12	47	42	52	Chris Willock	11
2019–2020	II	14th	24	7	7	10	31	35	28	Daniel dos Anjos	8
2020–2021	II	8th	34	12	8	14	53	43	44	Gonçalo Ramos Henrique Araújo	11
2021–2022	II	5th	34	17	6	11	61	44	57	Henrique Araújo	14
2022–2023	II	15th	34	10	8	16	52	58	38	Henrique Pereira	9

Champions

Relegated

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023. Only competitive matches are counted, including those in the Premier League International Cup.

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Honours
Alan Murray	1999	November 1999	9	4	0	5	13	12	044.44
José Morais	November 1999	2001	67	24	17	26	98	94	035.82
António Veloso	9 June 2001	2002	38	11	11	16	35	42	028.95
Carlos Gomes	2002	July 2004	68	28	24	16	107	72	041.18
João Santos	2004	2006	64	32	17	15	111	69	050.00	2004–05 Terceira Divisão
Luís Norton de Matos	4 May 2012	30 May 2013	42	15	17	10	71	54	035.71
Hélder Cristóvão	3 July 2013	12 May 2018	224	93	49	82	340	309	041.52
Bruno Lage	1 July 2018	3 January 2019	15	8	3	4	15	11	053.33
Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker)	3 January 2019	15 January 2019	3	0	1	2	5	7	000.00
Renato Paiva	15 January 2019	25 December 2020	58	21	12	25	84	85	036.21
Nélson Veríssimo	25 December 2020	28 December 2021	36	18	10	8	64	38	050.00
Paulo Mateus (caretaker)	28 December 2021	28 December 2021	1	0	0	1	1	2	000.00
António Oliveira	5 January 2022	13 May 2022	18	7	3	8	37	57	038.89
Luís Castro	2 June 2022	8 June 2023	34	10	8	16	52	58	029.41
Nélson Veríssimo	6 July 2023	Present	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—

Honours

Terceira Divisão

Winners: 2004–05

Under-23s current squad

As of 7 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SWE	Alexander Sandahl
—	GK	POR	João Félix
—	GK	POL	Marcel Mendes
—	GK	SRB	Luka Velickovic
—	DF	POR	João Conceição
—	DF	POR	Leandro Santos
—	DF	BRA	Tiago Coser
—	DF	POR	José Müller
—	DF	POR	João Fonseca
—	DF	MLI	Modibo Keita
—	DF	POR	Tiago Parente
—	DF	POR	Vladimir Mendes
—	MF	POR	João Veloso


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	AUS	Paul Okon-Engstler
—	MF	CAN	Carlos Meotti
—	MF	POR	Tiago Freitas
—	FW	POR	Gonçalo Moreira
—	FW	POR	José Melro
—	FW	NED	Kyanno Silva
—	FW	POR	Ivan Lima
—	FW	POR	Ricardo Nóbrega
—	FW	POR	Rodrigo Rêgo
—	FW	EST	Karel Mustmaa
—	FW	POR	Martim Fortes
—	FW	USA	Marcos Zambrano
—	FW	FRA	Sofiane Dris

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Paulo Lopes
Assistant coaches	Pedro Valido Paulo Mateus
Goalkeeper coach	Gonçalo Reduto
Analyst coach	Rodolfo Fernandes
Analyst assistant coach	José Marques
Personal trainers (Benfica LAB)	Luke Garcia

Last updated: 6 July 2023
Source:

Notes

Players who last played for the first-team before being loaned out.

References

"Benfica B muda-se para a Tapadinha". Maisfutebol.
Pereira, David (17 August 2018). "Liga Revelação estreia este sábado. Sabe como funciona?" [Liga Revelação debuts this Saturday. Do you know how it works?]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
"Despertador encarnado tocou tarde" A Bola, 30 August 1999 (in Portuguese)
"II Divisão Série D". zerozero. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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Official website (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)
S.L. Benfica B at LPFP (in English and Portuguese)

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